Postharvest Diseases and Management of Papaya Fruit

by Pooja Singh

The book is a comprehensive compilation of probable postharvest diseases of papaya fruit during storage. Papaya is a climacteric and tropical fruit which suffers immense postharvest loss during storage. Chief pathogens are fungi and insects. Various physical and chemical means are used to manage this loss in several ways. But these means are not feasible in developing countries with poor perishable management facilities. Thus a sustainable native...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3659781630
• ISBN13: 9783659781636
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"